Lens-adjuster.



E. S. PORTER.

LENS ADJUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED 11116.11, 1911. 1 041,34 Patented 0ct15,1912.

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LENS ADJUSTER.

immler-$1011 FILED AUG.11,1911.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

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EDWIN S, FFEIlRTER. 6 NEW Qriginr-il applicii'lio'o citizen of the residing" all FY01" certain new zcnol Lens-A ljusters, c specification such skilled in th art make and 1 This invch ing to matter div 1 for Letters 1 item Mar. i, 19131 thereof to ill a oscop c my adjusting/Hie 1! 1 to attain a proper "focus A further 00 terior operating totl opcrsior A' further chic t 1s to so locale N. Y. ASSIGNGIR 0 ONEJIALF TO I $393K. NEW YiZERK,

onvenicnt is to ZICCOHYJllell this scljustment through 1': .c medium of a rial-cl; incl the fill": RD

ollowingw pony up; diim ngs form a puri the separate carts are design 'nrce reference chin-actors; in each i'iews, and in who Figure 1 is a plan View of 2 H t away 111d partly in sccdou on the lmc of Flg. 5i; and Fig. 2 is a secfioo ml; 1p LOXll'nlliQlV on the line 2--Q l In tle i- 's forming a pori 1 applica tion c shown rho kinetos ope provided with my pc ferxed of my invention, sand having :1v partition (Z ,Vl'l1'l(' marl approxii' lll jly centrally or and sold p ing; a theiictl'iroe'z"l1.

Slidahly H'lOUBl'Qil. in ,itahlc one side of pmftifion l 'ilocli. which. i secured, (lcmclml:

" lens cell 19 and i 3 Ce szuci on is provided will ah. o i

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the lens 7, Noel lgh the K 2 oil he pziictilion :1 and into one end ruck elidable horizontally in a suit- C fling recess 6 in the opposite side of the partition, and it will be seen that movemcct of lhe rack also moves the block b and the lens cell Ari'onged in suitable guides (Z on the pan liliion :4 on the some side as and above the rock 0 is 51 vertically arranged rod 07 which carries :1 handle, thumb-nut button, or the like (5 on its p: end, exterior of the casing a, c l h position as to be readily manipulated lay the free hand of the operaim", and seczncd to the lower end of the said well (1 a pinion d enmeshed with the rack lildl'il will be seen that when the butto. (l is turned in either direction, the wel a is coi-responclingly moved. as is also the lens as hercmhefore described, and this srljusiment of the lens is possible at any oil tinlc with the kinetoscopc in operation or or not.

My intent, as described in the application above referred to, isto so arrange all the adjusting; devices of a kinetoscope as to be readily maniculatecl by the free hand of an operator, as plainly po ihle Will my pro nt invent cn and it will be readily seen that I accomplish the desired result of lens adjustment illrough the medium of a readily accessible operating device, and in a very simple manner which is not liable to get out of oi'clrr, which does not interfere in any way with the kineltoscope mechanism, and. which is positively foolproof, against any 6 mngcment by careless or unskilled per- Vihile I have shown, and described; a preferred method of accomplishing the clesireal result in a kinetoscope of certain form, it will be obvious that I may also adapt the some to kinctoscopcs of various forms, the es, tiul features being the movable lcns-cell ml the convenient, exterior, 'oulniing moans, as the (lel'sils of the: King; and operating elements may he \C: or changed lo mcc different com one; and, reserving the right to myself inn on and ciosoribed as some scope of the following ciaiins. chum as: non and desire to secure 1 Lotion; Patent 15:

kineiosoopo, ions andoeii heretfor; i with an oponing, :2, s-cnil 91!: in guides on one si-fie of i Zip-ion, :2 incl: slifinbie in suitable guinea on nix-3 (ii/i131 sirio of said partition, moans connecting said carrier and 2min and manna '01 said. kinetoscope, for moving saici o T Cami-e1 to adjust said Zens. T n kinoiosoop'e provided Withihe ions coil therefor; a partition pro an. opening, 2% lens-oeii carrier siidable in guides on one side of said paw:- bition, a rack siiciabie in guides on the othsr side of said partition, means passing through said opening for connecting said carrier and rock, a pinion enmeshed WiiZ-h said rack and means, extornal of sai kinetosaope, for rotating said pinion to move said rack and thereby adjust said lens.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing; as my invention 1 have signed my name in presence of the subscribing Witnesses this 25th day July, 1911. a

EIDWIN S. PQRTEE.

witnessed:

S. AN HORN, J. C. ininsnn. 

